2012 News

The annual Xmas BBQ will be held at the barbecue area next to the playground at the Botanical Gardens end of the lake. BYO edibles and potables, friends and family. See you there from 6:30 on!

08-12-12

Eureka Tournament cancelled

This year the Eureka tournament will not run due to our organisers being a little over stretched for time, but it has definitely not been abandoned... 2013 will be a revival tournament to look forward to! Long Live the Eureka Spirit!!

12-12-12

Last Chance Lightning

Well we came, we played and we were conquered! Jamie won his fifth lightning tourney in style, but did concede one loss to Patrick which made Patrick's day! The undisputed winner of the Ernie Greenhalgh Trophy is Jamie Brotheridge. more...

12-12-12

Last Chance Lightning

Last chance against Ballarat's best ever lightning player, Jamie Brotheridge. He has not lost one single tournament game this year, and only conceded one draw! Come along for the last chess night of the year. All welcome! more...

19-12-12

Christmas gathering

The annual Xmas BBQ will be held at a location to be decided soon... keep your eyes on this spot for updates!

05-12-12

Arthur Koelle tournament winner is...

Robert Bailey takes his second tournament win, this time not sharing but ahead by a full point and a half! more...

12-12-12

Last Chance Lightning

Last chance against Ballarat's best lightning player, Jamie Brotheridge. Come along for the last chess night of the year. All welcome! more...

17-10-12

Arthur Koelle tournament kicks off this week

Come along to join our 4th major tournament of the year. All welcome to participate in either the A grade or reserves section. more...

At the Annual General Meeting we elect members to fulfill various positions, outline the events for the previous year and plan for the year ahead in consultation with all members present. We will provide some pizza and chess to make it a friendly fun night, so come and have your say about your club!

08-08-12

Hourglass

Warning: not for the faint-hearted! Fast and furious Hourglass chess, a minute on the clock and your opponent's clock goes up while yours goes down, will test your powers of concentration to the limit.

The 2012 Ballarat Chess Club Champion is Patrick Cook on 6, followed closely by Rob Loveband on 5.5, and Vineetha, Peter and Jamie sharing third place with 4.5 points out of 8.
The Reserves Champion is Jonathon Yates on 8 out of 9, winning all games but one against Thumula Gamage. Thumula and Tom Oppenheim both scored 7.5 points in what was a closely fought and exciting championship. more...

With Vineetha's unexpected loss to Chris in a round nine game, the cross table shows that with 6 points Patrick is now 1/2 pt ahead of any possible competitor and when the dust settles will be the 2012 Ballarat Chess Club Champion!
The Reserves is far from decided with Tom, Thumula and Jonathon all fighting it out for the top spot and automatic entry to next year's Championship. more...

Thanks to Thumula's recent good performance at the Asian Amateur with wins against players in the 1600 and 1700s, he now has a FIDE rating of 1556 which is far above his 1063 ACF rating and more indicative of the level of chess he is capable of. Well done, Thumula, and watch out local players! more...

Please come and join the Club Championship starting on Wednesday the 9th. It is our main rated round robin tournament, usually going for around a dozen games. With a wide range of rated and unrated players, there will be challenges for all, and some great chess to enjoy! We will have an open and a reserves section, all welcome!

The fifth of a three week, 2 rounds per night, 45 minute Swiss tournament will continue on Wednesday 4th April. The allegro and thematic tourneys precede the Club Championship and give you a chance to warm up and fine tune your game plan! more...

28-03-12

Allegro

The second of a three week, 2 rounds per night, 45 minute Swiss tournament will continue on Wednesday 28st March. The allegro and thematic tourneys precede the Club Championship and give you a chance to warm up and fine tune your game plan!

Free coaching sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) in the library club room at 7p.m. Experienced coaches will help you improve your game. All ages, all abilities welcome!! See the Courier promotion and our information brochure. Next on 4th April. more...

Free coaching sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) in the library club room at 7p.m. Experienced coaches will help you improve your game. All ages, all abilities welcome!! See the Courier promotion and our information brochure. Next on 1st Feb. more...

25-01-12

Arthur Koelle visit

Arthur is back for a visit and we plan to have a special event on Wednesday evening. Intending players should try to arrive at 7.45pm ready for an 8pm start. We will provide a light supper and there will be couple of small mystery prizes as well! As Arthur would like to play as many members as possible on the night, so the time controls will probably be around 5 minutes a side.

11-01-12

Social Chess

First night of club chess for the year 2012; come and warm up for the Spielvogel Championship which will start on the 18th of January. Discussions will probably be held about what's to go in the 2012 Club Programme. Bring your ideas!

08-01-12

Geelong to host Australian Chess Championship 2012

Geelong Chess Club is hosting the Australian Chess Championship 2012, going through to Sunday the 8th of January. For crosstable and games go to their website more... For some interesting interviews by Leonid Sandler see his YouTube channel more...

27-12-11

Condolences

Members of the chess club were saddened to hear of the passing of Andy Miitel on Tuesday 27th, and extend our condolences to Peter and family. Andy was an important figure in the club in the 1960s and was our first life member. We will post more on his life and contribution to the club, shortly.